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Chester Road: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Chester Road neighbourhood of Birmingham, England (ONS area Birmingham 018). Headline figures assembled 18 October 2026. Postcodes B23, B24, B72, B73. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near B73 5EU.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Birmingham
Chester Road is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Birmingham (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 4 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 and flats for £154,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Birmingham (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Chester Road, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 18 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£300,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£154,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£48,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Chester Road sits in Birmingham
- Typical house price: joint 27th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 24th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 56th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 18 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Chester Road
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 18 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Birmingham, 4 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Plug-in car growth
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Chester Road Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (460 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 51 min) and Four Oaks (about 9 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Wylde Green Primary School 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Dec 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school St Edmund Campion Catholic School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Chester Road
What is the typical house price in Chester Road?
£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Chester Road compare with the rest of Birmingham?
Typical house price: joint 27th highest of the 126 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 24th highest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Birmingham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 56th highest of 132 neighbourhoods in Birmingham.
Is Chester Road an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Chester Road gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Chester Road?
Chester Road. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (460 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bromsgrove (about 51 min) and Four Oaks (about 9 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Chester Road?
Nearest state primary school. Wylde Green Primary School. 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Edmund Campion Catholic School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.